Tuesday, February 26, 2013

"I was wondering if you are able to make other grids? I would love to also make an afghan for my son of the Chicago Blackhawk emblem.

My son has been through a lot of health issues and recently got a tattoo of this logo. When he heard I was making a Harley afghan for my mom and step-dad, he said he wanted a blackhawk one."

Well, here you go Kim, and I hope you son gets better soon.

THIS PATTERN IS NOW DOWNLOADABLE ON MY NEW FACEBOOK GROUP PAGE. YOU CAN FIND ITHERE. JUST GO TO THE FILES TAB TO DOWNLOAD.

This graph is 149 squares wide and 135 squares long. Each square is one single crochet. With an I hook and worsted weight yarn I measured my gauge at 4 stitches = 1" 4 rows = 1", so the afghan should measure 37 1/4" x 33 3/4".

If you want to make it wider or longer, I'd add red stitches on either side of the pattern for width or more rows to the top and bottom of the pattern to make it longer. I don't knit, but I think you could use this for a knitted afghan as well. This chart will help you figure out the total amount of yarn you will need.

If you are new to crochet charts check out my Globe Pillow Crochet Along, it has a tutorial on how to read a chart and change yarn. If you would rather cross stitch the details of the chart, I would crochet the major black and orange areas and then you can have a look at my Day of the Dead Banner (also below) pattern for a tutorial on how to cross stitch on single crochet.

For other tips on how to do a charted afghan check out my Harley Davidson Afghan post here.

If you would like to see a picture of the finished afghan you can find it here.

I realize there's no way you could crochet this afghan from this tiny picture, so if you want the chart email me at crochetparfaitpg@yahoo.com. Let me know what format you want it in. (Excel--editable .xlsx, Adobe .pdf or picture .png, I recommend the .xlsx or .png files because the pdf splits it up into several pages.)

Thursday, February 21, 2013

A while back Chelsea asked me to come up with a cowl pattern for this stitch pattern. I had some really pretty bulky yarn with sequins that I have been wanting to try out. I was able to make this cowl in a few hours. Enjoy!

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Novice Sandy on Knitting Paradise found this absolutely adorable pattern for anAmigurumi Yorkie. The only problem is the pattern is incomprehensible. I think it was originally written in Japanese and the translation is really bad. Fortunately, I have crocheted some amigurumi patterns using the Japanese chart method so I get what's going on here, so here is my translation. I did have to change a few things here and there, but I think it's pretty true to the original pattern.

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Hi I'm Pam G. I'm a life-long crafter and have been crocheting for (gasp!) 32 years. I began crocheting with the guidance of the venerable ladies of my church craft guild. I am an avid supporter of older craft traditions but believe in giving them modern appeal. I'm a CIP certified crochet instructor.

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